BMX Bike

BMX Bikes For Flexible Riding Fun

Feb 8th, 2010 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Desmond Walford
BMX bikes are a particular kind of low bike, with smaller wheels than usual, that can be used for racing. They are specifically designed to be light weight, strong and streamlined for speed. Also, they are acknowledged as the ideal bike for riders who want to perform tricks.
BMX stands for bicycle motocross, which [...]



Feel the Rush of BMX Bikes

Feb 8th, 2010 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Damian Cross
Some old timers still remember the day of the old “Chopper”, and elongated bike frame with high steering handles and a seat that measured about 3 feet. They where the latest fad on the street, and you where lucky if you could get a hold on one of them. Nowadays, bike designing and [...]



The Rising Popularity of BMX Bikes

Feb 8th, 2010 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Damian Cross
Riding a BMX bike must be one of the most extreme sports activities of the modern era. Only sports such as skateboarding and bungee jumping match the excitement when riding a BMX bike. These bicycles look and feel more like the equipment for a stunt in a movie, in the sense that they [...]



Factors to Consider When Buying BMX Bikes

Feb 8th, 2010 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Peter Gitundu
BMX stands for bicycle motto cross. They were originally used for short track racing. They are still very popular all the world due to their simplicity and durability. They come in different types, such as the freestyle BMX bikes. These are designed for doing complicated maneuvers on land or in the air. The [...]



BMX Bikes – What is the Perfect BMX Bike For You and What You Should Take Care About

Oct 5th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Paul Michael Johnson
More and more people find the great sport BMX and fall in love with it. They see all the amazing tricks the pro biker do in the popular YouTube videos and want to ride their bike like them. It looks just so cool and smooth and the tricks have much style. You [...]



How to Build a Ramp Using BMX Ramp Plans

Oct 5th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Daniel Lesser
Materials Needed:

3/8″ X 4′ X 8′ sheets of plywood
8′ 2×4’s
electric, handheld or bench saws
handsaw
hammer & nails
electric sander/sandpaper
drafting compass
string & chalk
garden hose
sawhorses
nail punch
ink pen
wood screws
3/8″ PVC pipe
pushpin

Instructions:

Decide on the type of ramp you want to build, sketch out the design and dimensions on paper.
Acquire the materials required, and as much wood as you can [...]



Overview of BMX Cycling With History and The Different Disciplines

Oct 5th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Jayden Purvis
BMX, also known as “Bicycle Motocross” is one of the most popular extreme sports, and is growing in popularity year on year thanks to events such as the “extreme games” and other huge bmxing extravaganzas. There are two main types of BMXing the most popular is “freestyle” where people do stunts on makeshift [...]



Used BMX Bike Buyers Guide For Beginners

Sep 1st, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Keith Nederhoed
When you first enter the BMX world you have many questions. They begin with what kind of bike should I buy? What brands are good and what aren’t? What on earth is an integrated headset and do I need it? These questions aren’t even the tip of the ice burg when it comes [...]



How To Choose Your Child’s 1st BMX Bicycle

Sep 1st, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Don Alexander
It’s been on my heart to write this article for some time now. This article is written to serve parents everywhere when shopping for their boy or girl’s first BMX bike!
For over 7 years I operated my own bike shop out of my parents home in Mesa, Arizona, Donnie’s Bicycle Shop, and it [...]



BMX Extreme Bicycle Design

Aug 27th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By John Gibb
Needless to say that at the very beginning of the BMX racing / riding era there were no bikes constructed quite like the BMX Bike . Usually, kids would simply modify their Schwinn Sting Ray bicycles by adding knobby tires and motocross handlebars. Additionally, they would modify the frames in order to gain [...]



How to Make a BMX Dirt Ramp

Apr 10th, 2009 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Muna wa Wanjiru
BMX racing is a most famous sport. These racing can be performed either on clean surface or on dirt. For dirt BMX racing ramp is needed and most preferably the ramps need to be without stones. Therefore proper planning of dirt ramps is needed. The place to build the ramp needs to [...]



BMX Bikes are the New Way to Race

Aug 23rd, 2008 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

GT Power Series Ultra Box
2009 BMX Racing Bike
By: Mads Jensen
Do you know that Moto-Cross was not always run by powerful motorcycles? Bicycle Moto Cross bikes, also known as BMX, started out just before the 1980s and became quite popular after that. Riders of BMX bikes were asked to use this small wheeled machine with one gear [...]



BMX Parks Are Perfect Places To Practice Bicycle Skills

Aug 5th, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By: Robert Sheehan
BMX Parks are either made of wood or they come in concrete forms. In most cases, the parks meant for BMX riders are council supplied parks made of metal. The style of riding determines whether the parks are made of wood or concrete. Parks made of wood are apt for technical rides while [...]



BMX Bike Parts Are Bringing Power And Delicacy Together

Apr 5th, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Robert Sheehan
Earlier, bikes were being manufactured with a simple frame and a fork assembly, including a couple of wheels and a seat. Now, with the introduction of the BMX Bike Parts, the fashion has undergone a huge change.
Many additional features have been introduced to turn the BMX bikes all the more unique and contemporary. [...]



BMX Games Are Fast And Furious

Mar 23rd, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By ROBERT SHEEHAN
When it comes to all the rage extreme sports in our time, it has to be BMX games. It is one of the toughest form of cycling, no wonder it is next to some of the other extreme sports like skateboarding and sport bike stunting. As for the bicycles, they are so designed [...]



Freestyle BMX – Drive Yourself To The Limits

Mar 4th, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By: Robert Sheehan
Freestyle BMX otherwise also known as Bike Stunt is actually the trick of maneuvering bicycles. Well, these bicycles are not your ordinary ones and they come with 20” wheelbase that are originally meant for races. Started in the late 70s and the early 80s, bike stunt reached the pinnacle of its popularity in [...]



BMX Bikes – For Those Who Like To live On The Edge

Mar 4th, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By: Robert Sheehan
BMX Bikes are specially designed bicycles for racing on sandy and hilly tracks. Apart from racing on hilly terrains, BMX bikers also perform tricks on flat grounds, wooden ramps and trails.
Earlier, bikes were manufactured with an assembled frame and fork, with two wheels and a seat. BMX bicycles originated in the state of [...]



Choosing The Right BMX – Ripping Up Trails, Getting Air Or Serious Stunts!

Mar 3rd, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By James Sanford

So, you wanna buy a BMX bike hey? Good for you! What are you gonna do with your bike? Are you gonna rip along dirt trails or race your friends on the BMX track? Are you gonna show off, doin’ some serious stunts on the streets of your neighborhood or down at the [...]



From Boneshaker To BMX – The History Of The Bicycle

Mar 3rd, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By James Sanford
Today’s modern bicycles are a far cry from our earliest attempts at pedal power. In fact, what many regard as the birth of the bicycle had no pedals at all. It was more of a wooden hobby horse on wheels that the rider would straddle and push the machine along with his legs. [...]



BMX Ramp Plans For Safe, Solid Ramps

Feb 15th, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

GT BMX Stunt Team
Sea Otter Classic Monterey, Caifornia
Photo By Knarl Stuart

By: Robert Sheehan
BMX bike riding is a very popular game due to the thrill and excitement it involves. However, some experts simply relate the popularity of this game to the high cost of gasoline. This exciting sport requires a lot of practice on the part [...]



BMX Racing

Jan 21st, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By Peter Valentine
BMX racing is for the young and young at heart. It is a fun sport catering to mainly the younger generation. Kids generally use 20” bikes for BMX racing and kids under 6 may be using 12” bikes also. The bike used should be suitable to the race track. Bikes having 24 or [...]



How To Choose A BMX Bike

Jan 21st, 2007 | By coolbiking | Category: BMX Bike

By FunkMASTERBMX
No matter if you are looking for someone else, yourself answering several questions makes choosing the right type of BMX Bike much easier. Do you want to race? Do you insist on a lightweight frame and parts? Are you going to be stalking the streets or diggin in the dirt? Will your playground be [...]